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Two Attacks in Yemen Kill Nearly 70 People

One Blast Targeted Gathering of Shiite Rebels in the Country’s Capital of San’a

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Hakim Almasmari

Updated Oct. 9, 2014 6:20 p.m. ET

Two suicide bombers struck in Yemen on Thursday, one targeting a gathering of Shiite rebels in the country’s capital San’a, and another hitting a military outpost in the south.

In the first attack, a bomber blew himself up in Tahrir Square during a gathering of Shiite rebels called Houthis. At least 47 Houthis were killed in the explosion set off during a Houthi protest against alleged foreign interference in the country’s politics,...